On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:32:44 -0400, Sami Seerangan <dba.orcl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi All, > > Any comments? If management is willing to commit to a technology because "somebody recommended it", you have problems. Are there any criteria for choosing a db technology? Is cost a consideration? ( You think Oracle is expensive? ) You will get 2 choices for a platform: NCR and whatever there OS is, or Windows. In the long run, what can TeraData do for you that Oracle can't? Very little I would guess. Though I haven't used TeraData, I did once study their docs for the same reason you are asking about it. I didn't see anything remarkable there, and a couple bits of their architecture seemed rather kludgy. -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l